BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
SAPPORO BEARS AT KYOTO OWLS
09/02/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
SAPPORO BEARS AT KYOTO OWLS
GAME ID: 6792 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2ND , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Sapporo Bears (44-69) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 7 3
Kyoto Owls (65-48) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 6 0
Thrilling Victory Pushes Owls Win Streak to 5
Kyoto and Sapporo scratched and clawed until someone claimed the prize.

In a low-scoring game between Kyoto and Sapporo, Kento Okada was fantastic. The Owls right-hander, who finished 5th in the EL in strikeouts with 200 in 1971, helped his team beat the Bears, 2-1, in 10 innings. The Owls go to 65-48, putting them second in the Eastern League.

The Owls nabbed the win, in part because of shortstop Bungo Arai. In the bottom of the tenth, he delivered the game-winning run-scoring single.

"This joint was rocking," said Okada.
SAPPORO BATTING LINESCORE KYOTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Shiotani 1B 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .238 10 37
   a-S. Carpenter 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .209 9 16
   c-Y. Akamine PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .278 1 2
   E. Yamaoka P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   g-Y. Nakamura PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .261 0 0
   Y. Nobuhara P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
T. Kusumoto LF 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 .296 12 36
K. Hotta RF 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .251 8 45
S. Murata SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .269 10 54
K. Yoneda 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .243 3 28
   e-N. Fukuda PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 5 15
   f-T. Wada 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .171 4 7
N. Toyama CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .250 6 25
G. Nakashima 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .216 8 31
H. Nakazawa C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .274 8 22
M. Ryu P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .079 0 2
   b-K. Sato PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .217 3 13
   d-S. Arakawa 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .178 7 21
Totals 34 1 7 1 3 10 15      
a - S. Carpenter substituted for M. Shiotani in the 6th
b - K. Sato pinch hit for M. Ryu in the 8th
c - Y. Akamine pinch hit for S. Carpenter in the 8th
d - S. Arakawa substituted for K. Sato in the 8th
e - N. Fukuda pinch hit for K. Yoneda in the 9th
f - T. Wada substituted for N. Fukuda in the 9th
g - Y. Nakamura pinch hit for E. Yamaoka in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Toyama (15, 7th Inning off K. Okada, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Shiotani , K. Hotta 2 , N. Fukuda , N. Toyama 2 , G. Nakashima , H. Nakazawa
2-out RBI: K. Hotta
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Shiotani , G. Nakashima , H. Nakazawa
GIDP: K. Hotta
Sac Bunt: M. Ryu
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Shiotani (5)
CS: T. Kusumoto (4)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Yoneda (24) , N. Toyama (6) , G. Nakashima (18)
Double Plays: 1 (Yoneda-Nakashima-Shiotani)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Yamamoto RF 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 .277 14 44
S. Smith LF 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .257 21 52
   b-H. Yamashita PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 31 68
   c-A. Otani LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .235 2 9
B. Arai SS 4 0 2 1 1 0 3 .301 24 64
T. Wada 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .317 26 80
M. Smith CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .264 20 66
T. Kato 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .273 25 73
T. Manabe 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .219 6 20
A. Yokota C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .233 2 9
   d-M. Yokoyama PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 1 7
   e-K. Seki C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
K. Okada P 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .160 0 3
   a-S. Onodera PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321 9 23
   K. Kon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   M. Matsunaga P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   f-H. Otsu PH 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .231 1 4
Totals 34 2 6 2 3 2 16      
a - S. Onodera pinch hit for K. Okada in the 7th
b - H. Yamashita pinch hit for S. Smith in the 8th
c - A. Otani substituted for H. Yamashita in the 9th
d - M. Yokoyama pinch hit for A. Yokota in the 9th
e - K. Seki substituted for M. Yokoyama in the 10th
f - H. Otsu pinch hit for M. Matsunaga in the 10th

BATTING
Total Bases: S. Smith , B. Arai 2 , T. Wada , M. Smith , K. Okada
2-out RBI: B. Arai
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Wada , T. Manabe , A. Yokota
GIDP: B. Arai
Sac Bunt: M. Smith , T. Kato
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Smith (18)
CS: K. Yamamoto (8)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Manabe-Arai-Wada)
SAPPORO PITCHING LINESCORE KYOTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Ryu 7.0 5 1 0 2 1 0 87 4.59   
E. Yamaoka 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 28 3.32   
Y. Nobuhara L (4-5) 0.2 1 1 0 0 0 0 13 3.78   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Ryu 64
Batters Faced: M. Ryu 28, E. Yamaoka 7, Y. Nobuhara 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Ryu 11-7, E. Yamaoka 2-3, Y. Nobuhara 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Ryu 87-58, E. Yamaoka 28-17, Y. Nobuhara 13-7
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Okada 7.0 5 1 1 1 7 0 96 3.32   
K. Kon 1.1 2 0 0 1 1 0 24 3.16   
M. Matsunaga W (3-1) 1.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 23 5.89   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Okada 69
Batters Faced: K. Okada 26, K. Kon 6, M. Matsunaga 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Okada 7-6, K. Kon 1-1, M. Matsunaga 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Okada 96-62, K. Kon 24-17, M. Matsunaga 23-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Matsunaga 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kento Okada
Ballpark: Owls Park
Weather: Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 6:35 PM JST
Time: 4:28
Attendance: 22188
Special Notes: Rain delay of 15 minutes in the 4th inning. 1B Masao Shiotani was injured while running the bases. Rain delay of 83 minutes in the 8th inning.
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